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Two elderly Arizona women shot dead in car in northern Mexico

Two elderly women from Arizona were shot dead in a vehicle along a highway in Mexico's northern Sonora state, local prosecutors said on Friday, adding they had immediately

Two elderly Arizona women shot dead in car in northern Mexico
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Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo

Hundreds of migrants from India, Nepal and Vietnam have been stuck in Sao Paulo's international airport for weeks in alarming conditions,

Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo
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Former Trump rival Haley, in Taiwan, says isolationism not healthy

Nikki Haley, a former rival to Donald Trump for the U.S.

Former Trump rival Haley, in Taiwan, says isolationism not healthy
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Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes

Mexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections

Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
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Mexico's ruling bloc confirmed supermajority in house, just short in Senate

Mexico's electoral authority on Friday confirmed that ruling party Morena and its allies will hold a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house but fall just short

Mexico's ruling bloc confirmed supermajority in house, just short in Senate
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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date for what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
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Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man

A former Florida sheriff's deputy was charged on Friday with manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man who responded to a knock on his apartment door, prosecutors

Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man
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Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases

The family of a young Black U.S. Air Force airman gunned down by a Florida sheriff’s deputy is represented by a prominent civil rights lawyer

Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases
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Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
Americas|Economy|News

US requests probe of alleged labor rights denial at Pirelli facility in Mexico

The United States said on Friday it had asked Mexico to review alleged worker rights violations at tire maker Pirelli's facility in Silao de la Victoria city, the 26th U.S.

US requests probe of alleged labor rights denial at Pirelli facility in Mexico
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Massive blackouts roil Cuba

Power outages totaling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba, leaving millions of

Massive blackouts roil Cuba
Americas|Election

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez to be called to testify about vote tally website, AG says

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will be asked to testify about an opposition website where voting tallies from a

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez to be called to testify about vote tally website, AG says
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US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say

Multiple U.S.

US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say
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US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland's licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns, saying the law remained valid even after a U.S.

US appeals court upholds Maryland handgun licensing law
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Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that his government would wait for Venezuela's government to publish local vote tallies from the South American

Mexico will wait for Venezuelan vote tallies before taking stance on disputed election
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Mexico president decries US critique of judicial reform as 'interventionist'

Mexico's president on Friday blasted the U.S. ambassador's criticism of his judicial reform bill as disrespectful, pointing to what he called a long

Mexico president decries US critique of judicial reform as 'interventionist'
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U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents

The U.S.

U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents
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Powell green lights September rate cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday "the time has come" for the U.S. central bank to cut interest rates as rising risks to the job market left no room for further weakness

Powell green lights September rate cut
Americas|Business

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order

A workers union and Canada's two major freight railroads wrapped up a nine-hour arbitration hearing with the Canada Industrial Relations Board

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order
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What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections

Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months in runoff elections

What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections
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A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison

A second former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison
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Democratic convention over, Harris policy plans face new scrutiny

In a roundtable discussion at this week's Democratic National Convention, presidential candidate Kamala Harris' senior policy adviser Brian Nelson was peppered

Democratic convention over, Harris policy plans face new scrutiny
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Final night of Democratic convention features camouflage hats, women in white

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party's nomination for president, seeking to define herself for America as she and Republican candidate Donald Trump

Final night of Democratic convention features camouflage hats, women in white
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Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale

Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy

Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale
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The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins

Over and over, the Democrats gathered at their national convention predicted Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump

The 'joyful' Democratic convention is over. The real test for Kamala Harris' campaign now begins

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